吴宓对孔子学说的现代阐释

吴宓对孔子及其学说进行了现代阐释，认为孔教为中华文明的支柱，建设现代新文化必须融汇东西文明的精华。孔子是中国文化的中心，中国道德理想和人格标准的寄托，他以执两用中为宇宙及人生之正道，以孝为诸德行之本，以克己复礼、行忠恕和守中庸为实行道德的方法。吴宓反对批孔，认为“批林批孔”运动是对孔子及其学说的无知、误解和歪典，并因此遭受摧残。

WU Mi's Contemporary Interpretation of Confucianism

WU Mi has made contemporary interpretation of Confucius and Confucianism. He argues that Confucianism is the mainstay of Chinese civilization and the construction of contemporary culture needs the combination of the essence of eastern and western civilization. He also points out that Confucius is the center of Chinese civilization, the sustenance of Chinese moral ideology and personality criterion. Confucius, filiality as the basis of all morality, self denial for the recovery of morality, loyalty, forgiveness and the doctrine of the mean as the approach to morality. Wu Mi objects criticizing Confucius and argues that the Campaign of 'criticizing Lin Biao and Confucius' has reflected the ignorance, misunderstanding and misrepresentation to Confucius and Confucianism, resulting in his torture.